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2018-2019

From Boston to Austin

Aerospace engineer Karen Willcox departs MIT to become the new director of UT’s Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences.

In Their Own Words

For over a decade, Moriba Jah has been on a crusade to inform the public about the growth and consequences of free-floating space debris.

Inspired by Nature

Civil engineering senior Savanna Smith has a particular interest in biomimicry.

Balancing Bots

Thanks to Luis Sentis and the amazing work happening in his Human Centered Robotics Laboratory, the same type of balance and “natural” control that humans use may soon be experienced by robots.

Driverless cars? That's So Yesterday.

Uber is betting that one day — however soon or far away that is — we all will be ride-sharing in the skies, and the company has enlisted UT engineers to help.

Texas Engineers Go Green

This year marked the Cockrell School’s first-ever study abroad Maymester course on the island of Ireland.

2018 Unsung Heroes

From alumni outreach to student life programming, staff members dedicate themselves to improving and advancing the Cockrell School.

Rex Tillerson Headlines Cockrell School’s Inaugural Distinguished Lecture

As the inaugural speaker of the Cockrell School's new Distinguished Lecture Series, Rex W. Tillerson discussed the topic of leadership and ethics in a global society.

Putting a Face to a Name

Two extraordinary Cockrell School alumni have made gifts in support of two engineering departments.

The New Generation

More so than any other generation, Gen Z students are eager to get out of the classroom and learn in the real world.

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